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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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